The Moon on this date
Moon on Tuesday, October 6, 1931
Waning Crescent
30.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- NE
- Highest
- 74°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
12:14 AM
3:41 PM
74°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 30.3%
- Age
- 24.5 days
- Distance
- 373,300 km
- Apparent size
- 32.0′
- Constellation
- Cancer
- Lunation number
- 108
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Oct 6, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 293.39° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 113.18° |
| Illuminated fraction | 30.32% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 38.9° / 268.5° |
| Right ascension / declination | 8h 38m / 23.23° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 125.87° / 4.57° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -7.12° / -5.33° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -119.94° / -0.20° |
| Position angle of the axis | 13.7° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 106.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -9.2 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.